Earthquake details

Thursday, June 23, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, June 23, 1955 at 22:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 281.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.878 and latitude 44.166.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 63.8 km
Coordinates 44.166, 148.878
UTC time 1955-06-23 22:13:33.880
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1955-06-23

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